Yep, the only "automation" it has is a timer to shut it off, 30 minutes maximum.
You fill it manually, it has a pressure switch to prevent operation with no water. To drain you lower a drain hose. Pump is intentionally very strong, actually limited because the jets could lift the dome.
It has an internal heater, you can fill it with cold water if you want and it heats up to 70°C very quickly.
No tanks, you have to drain, lift the hose and refill it to rinse.
It is ridiculously simple to be BRUTALLY inexpensive. I mean WAY cheaper than those tiny dishwashers that you also fill with a pitcher.
By way cheaper, I'm trying to keep it below $50, with shipping already included. Those mini automatic dishwashers cost around $250~$300 and fit less dishes and smaller diameter plates only. This one fits even the stainless steel chargers I have that don't fit in my kenmore dishwasher without blocking the upper spray arm.
I'm having in mind people on social security checks and also people that want a dishwasher to use in campings, for example. If you turn the heater off (and heat the water using a camping stove, for example) you could even run it on a small power bank/jump starter or even using one of those inverters that plug in the cigarette lighter.
It cleans pretty decently, and there's absolutely not even the tiniest possibility of adding anything "fancy" in it. The whole concept is being as inexpensive as possible to be really accessible for extremely low income families and give them some convenience.
It will come with two tiny bottles with a dripper so the user can fill it with rinse aid and add it to the final rinse yhe other bottle is to fill with LCB and use a few drops to sanitize produce and groceries.
Other accessories are the rack, silverware basket, fruit box (for small fruits like cherries or strawberries), the water dosing pitcher and a dosing scoop for the detergent.
Using tablets is not recommended because that would be way too much detergent.
The top cover is polycarbonate, so user can see it washing and, eventually, shorten the cycle if noticed that dishes are already clean. (And because of the mesmerizing factor).
Although possible, I don't really think people will really use it to wash pots and pans. I can imagine people doing the dishes in it while doing the pots and pans manually or, eventually, washing one or two pots that are so greasy that nobody wants to touch.
